{"id":69688,"date":"2022-09-08T09:55:57","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T09:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/updating-status-of-drake-london-as-saints-practice-prep-ramps-up\/"},"modified":"2022-09-08T09:55:57","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T09:55:57","slug":"updating-status-of-drake-london-as-saints-practice-prep-ramps-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/updating-status-of-drake-london-as-saints-practice-prep-ramps-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Updating status of Drake London as Saints practice prep ramps up"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ATLANTA — The Falcons 53-man roster is pretty healthy entering key portions of practice prep heading toward a Week 1 clash with the New Orleans Saints on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Receiver Drake London was active, wearing full pads, during Wednesday’s practice, but was classified as limited on the team’s first participation report of the 2022 regular season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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That’s a positive sign that he’s trending towards an appearance versus New Orleans, but we aren’t there just yet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“We’ll see what it looks like the rest of the week,” Falcons head coach Arthur Smith said before practice. “And then we’ve got to make a decision on whether he’s playing or he’s not, and how much to put on his plate.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Those are all valid outstanding questions after the No. 8 overall NFL Draft pick missed several weeks with a knee injury in the preseason opener at Detroit. London got hurt on his only reception, a 25-yard catch-and-ran that showed how impactful he can be.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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London has been working all summer at every receiver position and was impressive in practice even against the Falcons talented cornerbacks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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London’s participation level will be something to monitor as the week progresses. As a reminder, participation levels are given by the team from Wednesday-Friday, with an injury designation given (or not, suggesting the athlete is ready to play) on that final day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In other news on the participation report, cornerback Darren Hall was limited with a quadriceps ailment. Tight end Parker Hesse also missed Wednesday’s work for personal reasons, but he should be back in the fray soon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ATLANTA — The Falcons 53-man roster is pretty healthy entering key portions of practice prep heading toward a Week 1 clash with the New Orleans Saints on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Receiver Drake London was active, wearing full pads, during Wednesday’s practice, but was classified as limited on the team’s first participation report of the …<\/p>\n

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